Project Gutenberg 2008-12-29 Public domain in the USA. 73 Davenport, Daniel 1773 1860 07030340 The Two Hundredth Anniversary of the Settlement of the Town of New Milford, Conn. June 17th, 1907 Address Delivered by Daniel Davenport, of Bridgeport, Conn. Produced by Charlene Taylor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Two Hundredth Anniversary of the Settlement of the Town of New Milford, Conn." by Daniel Davenport is a historical account written during the early 20th century. This publication commemorates the bicentennial of the town’s establishment, reflecting on the early settlers' challenges and triumphs in a harsh and untamed wilderness. The book focuses on the settlement of New Milford, Connecticut, framed within the wider historical and political context of the time. In his address, Daniel Davenport provides a detailed narrative of the founding of New Milford, discussing the motivations behind the settlement and the difficulties settlers faced, including the threat of Native American attacks and the hardships of frontier living. He captures the spirit of the early settlers who, spurred by the allure of new opportunities and the pressing need for land, ventured into a formidable wilderness. Davenport also details their social structures, religious beliefs, agricultural practices, and the legal challenges they encountered in securing their land. Through personal anecdotes and historical references, the address offers a vivid portrait of life in early 18th-century New England, emphasizing the resilience, community spirit, and moral character of the settlers. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 63.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en New Milford (Conn.) -- History F001 Text Category: History - American Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) 71643 2025-07-11T10:18:38.888276 text/html 67692 2021-01-04T14:40:46 text/html 89264 2025-07-11T10:18:40.455223 application/epub+zip 87682 2025-07-11T10:18:39.159232 application/epub+zip 87682 2025-07-11T10:18:39.005223 application/epub+zip 116501 2025-07-11T10:18:41.661253 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 107396 2025-07-11T10:18:40.291255 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 107842 2022-09-13T03:54:52.550830 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 63815 2025-07-11T10:18:38.799251 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 63693 2021-01-04T14:40:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 11212 2007-07-16T20:33:00 application/octet-stream 36447 2008-10-05T19:00:00 application/octet-stream 43147 2008-10-05T19:00:00 application/octet-stream 45053 2008-10-05T19:00:00 application/octet-stream 43465 2008-10-05T19:00:00 application/octet-stream 43360 2008-10-05T19:00:00 application/octet-stream 42496 2008-10-05T19:00:00 application/octet-stream 43151 2008-10-05T19:00:00 application/octet-stream 43079 2008-10-05T19:00:00 application/octet-stream 43076 2008-10-05T19:00:00 application/octet-stream 43452 2008-10-05T19:00:00 application/octet-stream 41036 2008-10-05T19:00:00 application/octet-stream 43040 2008-10-05T19:00:00 application/octet-stream 42392 2008-10-05T19:00:00 application/octet-stream 42931 2008-10-05T19:00:00 application/octet-stream 42412 2007-07-16T20:33:00 application/octet-stream 42542 2008-10-05T19:00:00 application/octet-stream 44530 2008-10-05T19:00:00 application/octet-stream 35677 2008-10-05T19:00:00 application/octet-stream 33570 2025-07-11T10:18:41.904211 application/rdf+xml 4379 2025-07-11T10:18:39.061237 image/jpeg 803 2025-07-11T10:18:39.032220 image/jpeg 68399 2021-01-04T14:40:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 24559 2021-01-04T14:40:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 69651 2025-07-11T10:18:38.897256 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog